Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said the city is likely to see 4,000-5,000 fewer COVID-19 cases than the number reported on Sunday.
He also said that the vaccination campaign in Delhi completed one year on Monday and a total of 2.85 crore doses have been given so far.
Jain said that the cases of Kovid in the city are decreasing and Monday will be the fourth consecutive day when the number of cases will be less than the number of cases reported on the previous day.
“Fresh cases today (Monday) are likely to be 4,000-5,000 less than the more than 18,000 reported yesterday (Sunday). Today it is expected to be around 13,000-14,000,” Jain said in a media bite.
On the vaccination campaign, he said, “In Delhi, 100 percent of the eligible population has been given the first dose of COVID vaccine, while both doses have been given to 80 percent of the target population. 1.28 lakh precautionary doses have been given. Senior citizens, frontline workers and administered to healthcare workers.”
He said that out of 1.28 lakh precautionary doses, about 36,000 are given to senior citizens, 60,000 to frontline workers and 32,000 to health workers.
As per the data provided by the health department, the national capital has recorded 18,286 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 27.8 per cent on Sunday. 28 Kovid deaths were reported in Sunday’s health bulletin.
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